Isaiah 58:1

Isaiah 58:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and shew my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins.
• New International Version (NIV)“Shout it aloud, do not hold back. Raise your voice like a trumpet. Declare to my people their rebellion and to the descendants of Jacob their sins.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Cry aloud; do not hold back; lift up your voice like a trumpet; declare to my people their transgression, to the house of Jacob their sins.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Cry aloud, spare not; Lift up your voice like a trumpet; Tell My people their transgression, And the house of Jacob their sins.

Context of Isaiah 58:1

Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and show my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins. 2Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways, as a nation that did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinance of their God: they ask of me the ordinances of justice; they take delight in approaching to God. 3Why have we fasted, say they, and thou seest not? why have we afflicted our soul, and thou takest no knowledge? Behold, in the day of your fast ye find pleasure, and exact all your labours.

Isaiah 58:1 word by word

קְרָ֤א בְגָרוֹן֙ אַל־תַּחְשֹׂ֔ךְ כַּשּׁוֹפָ֖ר הָרֵ֣ם קוֹלֶ֑ךָ וְהַגֵּ֤ד לְעַמִּי֙ פִּשְׁעָ֔ם וּלְבֵ֥ית יַעֲקֹ֖ב חַטֹּאתָֽם׃Read the interlinear

• Cryקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call outH7121
• aloudגָּרוֹןgârôn gârôn · throatH1627
• spareחָשַׂךְchâώak · to withholdH2820
• liftרוּםrûm · to exaltH7311
• voiceקוֹלqôl qôl · voiceH6963
• trumpetשֹׁפָרshôphâr shôphâr · trumpetH7782
• showנָגַדnâgad · to tellH5046
• peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• transgressionפֶּ֫שַׁעpesha‛ · transgressionH6588
• houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
• Jacobיַעֲקֹבya‛ăqôb · JacobH3290
• sinsחַטָּאתchaţţâ'âh chaţţâ'th · sinH2403

Cross-references for Isaiah 58:1

• Isaiah 56:10His watchmen are blind: they are all ignorant, they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber.
• Psalms 40:9I have preached righteousness in the great congregation: lo, I have not restrained my lips, O LORD, thou knowest.
• Jeremiah 1:7But the LORD said to me, Say not, I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatever I command thee thou shalt speak.
• Jeremiah 7:8Behold, ye trust in lying words, that cannot profit.
• Jeremiah 15:19Therefore thus saith the LORD, If thou shalt return, then will I bring thee again, and thou shalt stand before me: and if thou shalt separate the precious from the vile, thou shalt be as my mouth: let them return to thee; but return not thou to them.
• Ezekiel 2:3And he said to me, Son of man, I send thee to the children of Israel, to a rebellious nation that hath rebelled against me: they and their fathers have transgressed against me, even to this very day.
• Ezekiel 3:5For thou art not sent to a people of a strange speech and of an hard language, but to the house of Israel;
• Ezekiel 20:4Wilt thou judge them, son of man, wilt thou judge them ? cause them to know the abominations of their fathers:
• Ezekiel 22:2Now, thou son of man, wilt thou judge, wilt thou judge the bloody city? yea, thou shalt show her all her abominations.
• Micah 3:8But truly I am full of power by the spirit of the LORD, and of judgment, and of might, to declare to Jacob his transgression, and to Israel his sin.
• Matthew 3:7But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said to them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
• Acts 7:51Ye stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Spirit: as your fathers did, so do ye.
• Acts 20:26Therefore I testify to you this day, that I am pure from the blood of all men .
• Revelation 14:9And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worshippeth the beast and his image, and receiveth his mark in his forehead, or in his hand,
• Isaiah 40:9O Zion, that bringest good tidings, go up upon the high mountain; O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say to the cities of Judah, Behold your God!
• Isaiah 27:13And it shall come to pass in that day, that the great trumpet shall be blown, and they shall come who were ready to perish in the land of Assyria, and the outcasts in the land of Egypt, and shall worship the LORD on the holy mount at Jerusalem.

Commentaries on Isaiah 58:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Cry aloud, spare not - Never was a louder cry against the hypocrisy, nor a more cutting reproof of the wickedness, of a people professing a national established religion, having all the forms of godliness without a particle of its power. This chapter has been often appointed to be read on political fast days for the success of wars carried on for - God knows what purposes, and originating in - God knows what motives. Politically speaking, was ever any…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1Cry aloud - Margin, With the throat;‘ that is, says Gesenius, with open throat, with full voice coming from the throat and breast; while one who speaks low uses only the lips and tongue 1 Samuel 1:13. The Chaldee here introduces the word prophet, O prophet, cry aloud.‘ The Septuagint renders it, Cry with strength.‘ ( ̓ ̓́̈́ en ischui ). Spare not - That is, do not spare, or restrain the voice. Let it be full, loud, and strong. Lift up thy voice like a…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Hypocrisy reproved. (Is. 58:1,2) A counterfeit and a true fast, with promises to real godliness, and, (Is. 58:3-12) to the keeping the sabbath. (Is. 58:13,14) Verse 1 ,2 The Holy Spirit had hypocrites of every age in view. Self-love and timid Christians may say, Spare thyself; dislike to the cross and other motives will say, "Spare the rich and powerful;" but God says, "Spare not:" and we must obey God, not men. We all need earnestly to pray for God's…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-4This is a charge against religious Israelites who were pleased with themselves because of their religious activities.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-141. aloud--Hebrew, "with the throat," that is, with full voice, not merely from the lips (1Sa 1:13). Speak loud enough to arrest attention. my people--the Jews in Isaiah's time, and again in the time of our Lord, more zealous for externals than for inward holiness. Rosenmuller thinks the reference to be to the Jews in the captivity practising their rites to gain God's favor and a release; and that hence, sacrifices are not mentioned, but only fasting and…Read the comment

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Commentaries on Isaiah 58

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings